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Radian Group Inc. (RDN): Today's Featured Insurance Winner

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Radian Group (
RDN) pushed the Insurance industry higher today making it today's featured insurance winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.6%. By the end of trading, Radian Group rose $0.55 (4.3%) to $13.21 on average volume. Throughout the day, 8,445,762 shares of Radian Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 8,650,500 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $12.77-$13.34 after having opened the day at $12.80 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $12.66. Other companies within the Insurance industry that increased today were:
Donegal Group (
DGICB), up 10.9%,
Federated National (
FNHC), up 6.0%,
Citizens (
CIA), up 5.9% and
Atlas Financial Holdings (
AFH), up 5.3%.

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Radian Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a credit enhancement company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Mortgage Insurance and Financial Guaranty. Radian Group has a market cap of $2.2 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 107.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Radian Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Radian Group as a
sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow.

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KBW Insurance ETF (
KIE) while those bearish on the insurance industry could consider
Proshares Short Financials (
SEF).